What to Expect at Alamance County Detention Center: Capacity, Annexes, and Staffing
Trying to get a picture of Alamance County Detention Center? Start with the basics: when it opened, how many beds it holds, how the county's detention space is spread across buildings, and the general size of the staff.
Alamance County Detention Center was constructed in 2006 and opened in 2007. It's not brand new, but it's not an older historic jail from decades past either.
The Detention Center holds 240 beds. That gives you a sense of scale: this is a sizable county facility, and daily operations are built around managing a large number of people at once.
Across all of Alamance County's detention facilities, the combined bed capacity is 476. If you've heard different numbers, it usually comes down to whether someone is talking about the main Detention Center building alone or the full county total across multiple buildings.
The original detention facility accounts for 156 of those beds. Not everyone in county custody is housed in the newer Detention Center building.
The Annex adds another 80 beds. An annex is essentially an additional building used to expand space beyond the main jail, and it's a key part of how Alamance County reaches its total bed count.
At a glance: 240 beds in the Detention Center, 156 in the original detention facility, and 80 in the Annex, for a combined county capacity of 476 beds.
Roughly 150 positions are assigned to Detention. That's the staffing scale needed to run a multi-building operation, keep units supervised, and handle the steady flow of intake, release, and daily services.
Staff are organized into four platoons, plus personnel/support, facilities/maintenance, and administration. As a visitor or family member, you'll most likely interact with the on-duty platoon staff at the front desk or during normal operations. The support and administrative groups handle the behind-the-scenes work that keeps everything running.
Good to know: With roughly 150 detention positions spread across platoons and support divisions, different groups handle different tasks. The person you speak with may depend on what you need help with.
The Detention Center is located at 109 S Maple St, Graham, NC 27253. This is also the mailing address.
- ✓ Phone: (336) 570-6317
- ✓ Email: DetentionAdmin@alamancecountync.gov
This overview covers the facility's size, how bed capacity is split between buildings, and the general staffing structure. It doesn't cover visiting rules, commissary, or phone and video setup. If you need those details for an upcoming visit or to support someone inside, use the contact information above to reach the Detention Center directly.
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